Architects: T3arc / Alfredo Cano Briceño Location: Puebla, México Project Year: 2010 Project Area: 220 sqm Photographs: Luis GordoaWe built this house around a piano whose sound we had to contain. In an area of 220 sqm, we had…

The Joker by Volker Haug is like the Fonzie of the lighting world. A second-hand chandelier gets a new look with a tailored zip-up leather jacket made of recycled leather. Now I want to take a bunch of old furniture and get leather jackets made for them and form a gang of secondhand furniture thugs. [...]

This proposal for the Serlachius Museum Extension in Mänttä, Finland was submitted by XML. The omnipresent landscape provoked the architects to develop a scheme that became a median between the external world of nature and the internal world of art. More…

More of Justine’s highlights from part 2 ofNew Designers.I love the fun pieces from Tom Back and Ben Fursdon of Kingston University London. Back’s Thrive Hive and Fursdon’s High Rise Wormery are perfect for urban balcony gardeners!TO PAGE 2 of "Tom Back and Ben Fursdon @ New Designers"! -----> (Want more visual goodness? See NOTCOT.com + NOTCOT.org)

Continuing our Frontline series of interviewing real people in real scenes, Alicja McCarthy caught up with the Dutch social media savvy treasure hunter Mieke. Based in Leiden near Amsterdam we ask her where the best shops are, we discover Amsterdam’s newest tattoo shop and find out about her prized possession – Handsome Bob…Name: MiekeAge: [...]

We were understandably excited to witness the much-hyped Banksy installation at the United States’ first major street art exhibition; Art in the Streets at LA’s MOCA. What we weren’t necessarily expecting was one of the most exhilarating modern art exhibitions that we’ve ever had the distinct pleasure of ogling. Running until 8th August, the exhibition [...]

On shows not to miss ~ Leontine Greenberg’s ‘Animal Vegetable Mineral’ solo show opened tonight at Gallery 1988’s Venice outpost, and its stunning! As usual, her birds and other creatures explore vintage tech and umbrellas in their water colored world framed by her hand cut borders! See the full preview of the show at Gallery 1988 (site’s temporarily down, be patient, it’ll be back!) ~ and take a peek at some of my favorite close ups from the show on the next page!TO PAGE 2 of "Leontine Greenberg: Animal Vegetable Mineral"! -----> (Want more visual goodness? See NOTCOT.com + NOTCOT.org)

Parisian architects, A/ZC have shared with us their recent work for a office building in the Swiss city of Vevy. For additional images and brief description of the process behind their proposal, please follow along after the break.…

Construction of Schweger Associated Architects‘ Dubai Pearl is continuing. The groundwork, foundations, basements and lower grounds floors of the four towers which form the central section of Phase 1 of the development is now complete. A total of 3.5…